| Check out the new Mahindra Xylo with ABS Brakes | | | | unusual. There will be rapid deceleration in the wheel |
| Mahindra Xylo, the vehicle that has taken the MPV | | | | right before it locks up. The wheel that locks up |
| market by storm since its launch, comes packed with | | | | could stop spinning instantaneously Without ABS |
| the most modern technological breakthroughs. After | | | | Brakes. |
| offering features like the mEagle engine developed | | | | On the other hand, in a vehicle with ABS Brakes, the |
| on the NEF CRDe platform, the Engine Immobiliser | | | | ABS controller understands that such rapid |
| that makes the car theft resistant, The ultrasonic | | | | deceleration is impossible. So, it reduces the |
| sensors embedded in the rear of the car that assist | | | | pressure to the brake until acceleration is detected, |
| reverse parking, the digital drive assist system that | | | | then it increases the pressure until a deceleration is |
| downloads all kinds of drive related information to | | | | detected again. It can do this at a very fast rate, |
| you on the fly, the Xylo now offers the ABS Brakes | | | | before the tire can actually significantly change speed. |
| or Anti-Lock Braking System which improves the | | | | This eventually leads to the tire to slow down at the |
| vehicle’s stability by preventing the wheels from | | | | same rate as the car, with the brakes keeping the |
| locking when brakes are applied on any skid-prone | | | | car on the threshold of a lock-up. This gives the |
| surface (snow, water, loose gravel, or even oil). | | | | system maximum braking power. |
| The basic function of ABS Brakes is to prevent the | | | | Brake Pedal “Pulsation” is normal during the |
| wheels on a vehicle from locking while braking. The | | | | operation of ABS Brakes. The driver is required to |
| advantage of a rotating wheel is that it allows | | | | keep the pressure on the brake pedal hard enough |
| steering control even under heavy braking by | | | | even under the pulsations. The pulsations may be |
| preventing skid of the wheel and allowing it to | | | | quite violent, but this is normal. In an emergency stop |
| tractively interact with the road surface all the time. | | | | in a car with ABS Brakes, the driver should apply the |
| ABS Brakes Operation | | | | brake firmly and hold it while ABS does its work. |
| Typical ABS Brakes or Anti-Lock Braking System is | | | | ABS Brakes have been introduced in the higher end |
| composed of three components: | | | | model of Mahindra Xylo, the E8, on basis of customer |
| 1. Electronic Control Unit | | | | feedback and suggestions. Depending on the demand, |
| 2. Wheel Speed Sensors | | | | this feature may be introduced in other variants of |
| 3. Two or more Hydraulic Valves within the brake | | | | Xylo too. |
| hydraulics. | | | | ABS Brakes makes Xylo an even safer vehicle to |
| The Control Unit constantly monitors the speed | | | | drive. |
| sensors. It is meant to detect decelerations that are | | | | Play the Mahindra Xylo Colour contest. |